Ford E-Transit 2021–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 54317 · NHTSA communication 11024530 · issued Oct 21, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel/propulsion System
component
2021–2026
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2021-2025 F-150, 2022-2025 Expedition/Navigator, 2023-2025 F-Super Duty, 2024-2025 Ranger and 2026 Transit vehicles may exhibit a discharged battery and/or a no crank/no start condition. The vehicle may also exhibit a clicking noise from the trailer module (TRM) while the vehicle is off. This may be due to software in the TRM.<br /><br />Verify the TRM software part number in the vehicle using Ford diagnosis and repair system (FDRS) to be PC3T-19J297-BF, PC3T-19J297-FF, ML3T-19J297-CD or ML3T-19J297-GD. To confirm a vehicle is equipped with a certain software level, review the software in
Vehicles covered
- 2026 Ford E-Transit
- 2022 Ford Expedition
- 2023 Ford Expedition
- 2024 Ford Expedition
- 2025 Ford Expedition
- 2021 Ford F-150
- 2022 Ford F-150
- 2023 Ford F-150
- 2024 Ford F-150
- 2025 Ford F-150
- 2023 Ford F-250 SD
- 2024 Ford F-250 SD
- 2025 Ford F-250 SD
- 2023 Ford F-350 SD
- 2024 Ford F-350 SD
- 2025 Ford F-350 SD
- 2023 Ford F-450 SD
- 2024 Ford F-450 SD
- 2025 Ford F-450 SD
- 2023 Ford F-550 SD
- 2024 Ford F-550 SD
- 2025 Ford F-550 SD
- 2024 Ford Ranger
- 2025 Ford Ranger
- 2022 Lincoln Navigator
- 2023 Lincoln Navigator
- 2024 Lincoln Navigator
- 2025 Lincoln Navigator
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.